Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This article explores two such ways modern digital tools can elevate the performance of 3PLs on the way to creating stickier customers. Technology’s place in supply chain operations is well established and much appreciated, as it helps improve accuracy, visibility, and efficiency from orders coming in and shipments moving out.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In 2018 a Forbes magazine published an article entitled “Every company is a data company” in which the authors urged all companies to use data as a core asset. Exercise trackers like Fitbit or Garmin are part of an IoT network that collects and analyzes data from objects – people. Energy efficiency and cost-saving.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

If you browse through the Logistics Bureau blog, you’ll find at least two or three articles—and about the same number of videos—that cover warehouse product slotting. It also stands to reason that when you undertake a slotting exercise, you should think about it from the perspective of these activities. SKU and Slot Dimensions.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

Behind every major warfighting exercise, such as the recent Exercise Talisman Sabre or the successive multinational exercises underway in Europe , the logistics system is tested. The establishment of an efficient logistics system for one scenario may be viewed as a significant compromise when other problems are considered.

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Logistics in War

MARCH 6, 2020

Part Two offered examples where militaries get it right, and a number of examples where events did not transpire as well as they might. These articles might suggest to some that any attempts to devote time to addressing logistics readiness are likely to fail. I described the interplay between logistics and readiness.

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AIMMS

JULY 23, 2019

In a recent article published in Mundo Logística , Tereos’ Logistics and S&OP Executive Manager, André Margoto , shares valuable insights on how agribusiness companies can use optimization models in (near) real-time to inform planning decisions and bolster their S&OP process. But technology is only part of the process.

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Logistics Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2022

In this article, we’ll explain why that should be and how your company can avoid S&OP problems by investing correctly in the people and their interrelationships , without which it’s simply impossible to tie the moving parts of S&OP together. At the beginning of this article, we looked at who’s who in the S&OP process.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

So that’s the route we’re taking in this article, exploring the evolution of fleet route optimisation from a time-consuming pen-and-paper exercise to a high-tech process that, in some cases, can be completed in minutes. The answer could be to focus on the execution side of route optimisation. Is Your Fleet Routing the Best It Can Be?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Overused and misunderstood in blog posts and informative articles, “big data” describes the use of data to improve your operation, which includes shipping, warehousing, and supply chain processes. However, you must exercise caution to make sure you do not damage your vendor-shipper relationship.

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Logistics in War

JANUARY 23, 2019

4] Routine exercises and training can achieve high standards of preparedness, at least for a time. There is no guarantee that the architects of strategy will heed the results of planning as events outpace the products of industrious minds, or proclivities and politics prevail.

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WorkWave

AUGUST 22, 2024

In this article, we will explore 11 proven sales strategies that can help you increase your flower shop sales and cultivate lasting relationships with your clients. However, it’s vital to exercise caution and avoid over-ordering, as this can lead to waste reduction challenges and increased expenses.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

In more than 25 years of private practice and consulting with businesses of all sizes, I’ve learned that one of the most beneficial exercises is asking the right questions. Unless you plan to cheat death forever, and you certainly may, it might be unwise to not prepare for that event. #3: 3: What is to happen next?

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 30, 2020

Once this exercise is completed, your company can then assess the risk from tier-two suppliers onwards. An expensive and inefficient option, redundancy in this context means keeping excess capacity or back-up across the entire supply chain in case of shock events, such as natural catastrophes and epidemics. 4) Create Redundancy.

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Freightera

MARCH 8, 2022

With recent events in the world leading to significant changes in how we view work and what is sustainable, many businesses are switching to remote work. Simply moving every once in a while will by no means replace exercise, but it will stop you from getting stiff, cramped up and tired. . Stretch and move during work.

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Blog on Log

AUGUST 19, 2006

This article does not profess to address all components of creating ‘Intelligent Logistics’. However, in reality most strategic planning exercises neither embed foresight, nor create responsive networks. Last month’s feature article talked about ‘Information Factory’. The periodicity may range from six months to five years.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

The benefit of this is that you’ll be in a more proactive state when unforeseen events or crises arise with minimal warning. Firstly, if you plan to benchmark as a one-off exercise now and again, you might engage a specialist team of consultants to execute a project for you. What Are Your Freight Benchmarking Options?

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 27, 2020

With all movements of produce recorded immutably in a distributed ledger, tracing quality-compromised food or commodities back to the source can be achieved in hours, rather than the days, or even weeks, otherwise required for such an exercise. Big Names are Backing Blockchain.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 21, 2017

The two companies switched positions in 1991, an event which heralded the start of a decade-long decline for Kmart, which ended in bankruptcy in 2002 and led to a subsequent merger with Sears in 2004. This failure to align supply chain and business strategy was largely responsible for Kmart falling behind Wal-Mart in terms of sales revenue.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 27, 2016

The most common goals of supply chain visibility include the following, but as your company completes this exercise, be sure to include quantifiable metrics: Reduce business and supply chain risk. Read full article here. Consider the ways rich data collection can help shape your supply chain towards lower cost and optimal performance.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

I was having lunch with a friend of mine who had recently conducted a transportation sourcing event. There are plenty of companies using a flawed process in conducting their transportation sourcing events. Because of confirmation bias, you may give them the “benefit of the doubt” instead of exercising appropriate due diligence.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 26, 2013

News & Events. |. This exercise was done before the monthly planning cycle start. This exercise yield positive results, in terms of planning community getting their confidence back in APO system & overall solution, over a period of time. Very good article Pushkar. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

This covers security policies, threat awareness, security training, exercises. The Australian company only started to hear of the problem when customers began contacting the company with support problems and complaints, believing the counterfeit products to be genuine articles. Security awareness. Supply Chain Security Standards.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Related Articles. Click here to look at our new privacy policy. Continuing to browse will be taken as acceptance of this new policy. Thursday, September 20, 2018. Roadrunner posts $42 million loss. The asset-light transportation and logistics company increased its net loss despite revenues rising 5.2

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JULY 3, 2012

News & Events. |. You do regular exercise to ensure frequency of your breakdown can be reduced or you take your kid for scheduled vaccinations - Preventive Maintenance. Recently Praveen forwarded us an article on usage of Maximo for tracking Animals as Assets ( [link] ) - a totally new dimension of Maximo isnt? Offerings. |.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

News & Events. |. As was the case last year, the 2012 holiday buying season will be very much about the continued leveraging power of consumers in exercising multi-channel buying preferences and technology-enabled online tools. Payments Treasury. Wealth Management. View all Infosys blogs. Supply Chain Management. Offerings. |.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2024

In this article, outsourcing will refer specifically to transport and warehousing functions. It must be a joint exercise. It is normally a series of related and unrelated events that culminate in catastrophe. The new supply chain remedy born during the 1970s and 80s and refined over the years as globalization has materialized.

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Conger

JULY 28, 2022

In this article, you’ll: Learn the top safety guidelines for warehouses. We’ll talk more about specific risks later in the article, but briefly, warehouse workers commonly face hazards associated with: Forklifts and other material handling equipment. This is your ultimate guide to warehouse safety. Let’s dive in! Table of Contents.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

It is an academic exercise to speculate …but there are some big dollars at stake here.”. From a strategy perspective, OEMs are unwilling to make big investments on what could be a short-term event, with trade negotiations set to continue and the prospect of a new government in the US in a couple of years. That is exciting.

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